Do Valid Pages Really make a difference?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by indyguidedotinfo, Aug 31, 2007.

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    I have been slacking recently on Validating pages. Does it really matter to search engines if there are a few errors on the site?
     
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  2. tennisplayer89

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    I would say that is probably best to have valid code.
    1. You need to have cross browser compatibiliy
    2. The search engines probably like clean code, but I'm not sure.
     
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    Code that is not properly validated can still rank very well.

    Matt Cutts had this to say a while back:

    I thin validation matters more in terms of:

    1. User experience if it affects the way they can browse the page
    2. Search engines only if it actually physically interferes with spidering.

    Dylan
     
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    I think he means xhtml validation..eh

    Dude as far as i can see you do-not need to have a valid coded page to get into google, although it helps a tiiiny bit.
     
    Gnet, Aug 31, 2007 IP